Handelsbanken has appointed Kevin Hulse as its first corporate manager for business development in Edinburgh.
The 43-year-old, who was born and raised in the capital, takes up the newly created role after two years as a manager at a bank.
Based at the bank's east end branch in Waterloo Place, Mr Hulse's appointment will see him take on responsibility for driving growth across the city, with his remit also extending to the west end branch in Haymarket. Become.
He has over 20 years' experience in the banking sector and joins Handelsbanken from Aldermore Bank, where he spent four years as Senior Loan Manager for Scotland. Prior to that, Mr Hulse held positions at Bank of Scotland and Lloyds in his banking group where he had 16 years' experience in real estate lending.
Ian Henderson, Head of Edinburgh West, said: “This is a major change for the bank in Edinburgh and supports our growth strategy both in the city and across the UK.”
“We customize our services to suit our customers' needs, including mortgages and deposits on the private banking side, deposits, loans, cards and BACS functionality on the business side.
“Kevin is currently focused on business development across both personal and corporate banking, so this will be his responsibility.
“Historically, anyone employed on the corporate side has worked with a portfolio as well as focusing on business development. The big change for Kevin is that he no longer has a portfolio and is more focused on the market. Kevin will cover the whole city in his new role. ”
Since Handelsbanken was founded in the UK in 1982, there are now nine branches in Scotland and North Cumbria, part of a network of more than 150. The Swedish bank has been based in Edinburgh since 2009.
Mr. Hulse commented: “There is no bonus system here. We are all salaried employees and doing the right thing for our customers is what drives us and I love that.
“Empowering the whole of Edinburgh is a unique role for the bank, so it’s really exciting.
“This will be a pivotal role in the bank’s growth, as previously we relied on organic growth and word-of-mouth recommendations. But we are now becoming more informed about our proposition and what we actually do. We are actively working on this and we are very happy to be a part of it.'' The story of Handelsbanken, Scotland's capital. ”
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